Prince Alexander Of Georgia
Alexander (Georgian: ალექსანდრე, Alek'sandre) (1770 - c. 1844) was a Georgian prince (batonishvili) of the Bagrationi family who headed several insurrections against the Russian rule in Georgia between 1800 and 1832. He was known in Persia as Eskandar Mirza (Persian: اسکندرمیرزا).
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